Citation

Ridout E. Dela. J. Public Health 2022; 8(2): 56-57.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Delaware Academy of Medicine : Delaware Public Health Association)

DOI

10.32481/djph.2022.05.007

PMID

35692996

PMCID

PMC9162391

Abstract

Domestic violence (DV) is a prevalent and pervasive public health issue that has enormous health, well-being, and economic impacts. Domestic violence is when one person in a relationship perpetrates a pattern of coercive or assaultive behaviors over another. The abuser uses physical violence, sexual violence, threats, emotional abuse and/or financial manipulation to harm and control their partner. Noting that domestic and sexual violence are chronically underreported, "about 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime."1 Domestic violence impacts individuals across all demographic lines, impacting people regardless of age, race, religion, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic class, education level, gender, and sexuality. That said, women of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those living in poverty are disproportionately impacted...

Language: en